dc.contributor.advisor | Kirby, Leslie D. (Leslie Deneen) | |
dc.contributor.author | Kuzmuk, Kellie M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-04-22T19:18:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-04-22T19:18:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/6306 | |
dc.description | This thesis was completed as part of the Psychology Honors Program under faculty advisor Dr. Leslie Kirby. The study aims to explore how emotional intelligence may be related to protection against stress, or buffering, and if positive mood also influences this relationship. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Narrowing in on coping and stress management aspects of trait emotional intelligence,
this study aims to explore how emotional intelligence may be related to buffering, which
is one’s ability to subjectively shield off stress. Building on a previous study, it also aims
to disentangle whether trait emotional intelligence alone influences buffering or whether
a state interaction, such as positive mood is also required to induce buffering. The study
was divided into two parts and consisted of 45 Vanderbilt undergraduate students. The
study found marginally significant results regarding emotional intelligence (specifically,
clarity and attention) improving task performance and stress recovery when interacting
with mood condition. Although the results fail to support the main hypothesis, they offer
promising insights for future studies. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Vanderbilt University | en_US |
dc.subject | Trait Emotional Intelligence | en_US |
dc.subject | Buffering | en_US |
dc.subject | Stress | en_US |
dc.subject | Mood | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Emotions | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Emotional intelligence | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Stress (Psychology) | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Mood (Psychology) | en_US |
dc.title | The Role of Trait Emotional Intelligence in Buffering | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.college | College of Arts and Science | en_US |
dc.description.school | Vanderbilt University | en_US |
dc.description.department | Psychology | en_US |